The opposition in the state gained a moral victory on Saturday as the Election Commission has directed that all statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and her party's poll symbol elephant will remain covered during the election across the state.
The Commission passed a similar directive on the statues of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. These too will remain covered during the election.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday, the second day of his stay in the state capital, Chief Election Commissioner SY Qureshi said that in view of the objections raised by various ...

Shimla: The project director of Himachal Pradesh State Aids Control Society Dr Sulakshna Puri has been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi excellence award in the field of health service. National Minority Commission chairman SP Sangliniya and former governor of Bihar RL Bhatia handed over the award to Dr Puri at a national-level conference organized on the theme of ‘Economic empowerment and national integration’ in New Delhi on Sunday. Puri has been honored for her contribution in the field of health by imparting awareness among the masses on threat of HIV-AIDS. The award has ...

New Delhi, Sep 16: Holding former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi responsible for dividing Muslims and the Hindus ahead of the crucial Ayodhya verdict on Sep 24, French historian Christophe Jaffrelot has raised questions if Congress-led UPA would come into power again.
“From the Shah Bano case to opening the mosque on VHP’s request to launching his election campaign from ‘Ram’s land’ Faizabad, he [Rajiv Gandhi] was playing Hindus against Muslims and vice-versa," the political pundit said.
Even though he cautioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against ...

Nation remembers Rajiv Gandhi on 70th birth anniversaryNew Delhi: The country on Wednesday fondly remembered former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 70th birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari leading the nation in paying tributes to the departed leader.
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Homage paid to Rajiv Gandhi in Tamil NaduChennai, May 21 : Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah Wednesday paid floral tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 23rd death anniversary.
He also administered an anti-terrorism pledge to officers and staff of the Raj Bhavan here.
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